Demolition - Kaitai

Japanese: 解体 - かいたい

〘noun〙① When something that was united becomes disintegrated. Also, to break apart something that is organized. ※Honcho Bunsui (around 1060) 2. Examples of the restoration of the Oho Bunsho (Supplementary Texts) and the Tokugyo (Development _{of a} New System) "The fear of theft and the slow progress of government led to its disintegration." ※Shoshi of the Modernization of Japan (1877-82) (Taguchi Uokichi) 3. "The once powerful Kamakura government was completely disintegrated in just three years." (Kishunju Zuo Zhuan - 8th year of King Sei's reign) ② To break apart something that has been assembled, such as a machine or an automobile. ※Ponkotsu (1959-60)〈Agawa Hiroyuki〉Mountain Digging "When I dismantled that crumpled small car" ③ = Kaibou (Dissection) ①※Kaitai Shinsho (1774) Key "When I went to America, I dismantled _it . It's a _long story. That's why the title is _Kaiitai Shinsho" ④ To lose _one 's sense of tension. To lose one's sense of energy. [Shinrei Jikai (1868)]

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Japanese:

〘名〙① まとまっていたものが、ばらばらになること。また、組織だっているものをばらばらにすること。※本朝文粋（1060頃）二・応補文章生並得業生復旧例事「窃恐悠悠後進、因_レ此解体」※日本開化小史（1877‐82）〈田口卯吉〉三「さしもに精強なりし鎌倉政府も僅かに三ケ年に過ぎずして悉く解体し」〔記春秋左伝‐成公八年〕② 機械や自動車など、組み立てられたものをばらばらにすること。※ぽんこつ（1959‐60）〈阿川弘之〉山堀り「あのくしゃくしゃの小型乗用車を解体した時」③ ＝かいぼう（解剖）①※解体新書（1774）凡例「亜那渡米、訳_二解体_一也。打係縷譜也。故今題曰_二解体新書_一」④ 気の張りがゆるむこと。気ぬけすること。〔新令字解（1868）〕

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